The 2002 conference was held within months of the September 11 attacks. It focused on the short and long-term needs of Central and South Asia, and on philanthropic strategies for building capacity and strengthening civil society both in this region and elsewhere.
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PLENARY ONE: THE CONTEXT : THE POST SEPTEMBER 11 LANDSCAPE
Moderator: Jane Wales, President and CEO, World Affairs Council
A New Urgency - Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women
The Immediate Conflict - Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator, United Nations Development Program
The Larger War on Poverty - Dr. Gordon Conway, President, Rockefeller Foundation
PLENARY TWO: MEETING LONG-TERM NEEDS
Moderator: James Phills, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Educating and Empowering Women: Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, UN Population Fund
Building Community in Transitional Societies: Stephen Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Building Indigenous Philanthropy: Peter Hero, President, Community Foundation Silicon Valley
What Works in Central Asia: Charles William Maynes, President, The Eurasia Foundation 
PLENARY THREE: THE CHALLENGE, THE OPPORTUNITY
Introduction, Paul Brest, President, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Richard Goldman, President, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Oral Ataniyazova, Goldman Prize Recipient, Perzent, Uzbekistan
PLENARY FOUR: MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Moderator: Lewis Coleman, President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Providing Humanitarian Relief: Raymond C. Offenheiser, President, OXFAM
Combating Infectious Disease: Timothy E. Wirth, President, The United Nations Foundation
Stopping the Spread of Weapons: Zulfiqar Ahmad, South Asia Program Officer, Nautilus Institute 
PLENARY FIVE: THE SEARCH FOR PEACE AND HUMAN SECURITY:
HONORING NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES
Oscar Arias, 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Jose Ramos-Horta, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate by video message
PLENARY SIX: FORMING PARTNERSHIPS
Moderator: Susan Bell, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Working with the Private Sector: Adele Simmons, Senior Advisor on Philanthropy, World Economic Forum
Working with Diasporas: Lata Krishnan, President, America-India Foundation
Working with Local Partners: Peter Bell, President, CARE
Working with Social Entrepreneurs: Bill Drayton, President, Ashoka 
PLENARY SEVEN: NEXT STEPS: INFORMING AND EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL GIVING
Kate Greswold, TOSA Foundation
John Morgridge, Chair, Cisco Systems, Inc. & CFO, TOSA Foundation